Smolak (psychology, women's and gender studies, Kenyon College) and Thompson (psychology, University of South Florida) present empirical research on the assessment, prevention, and treatment of body i
Editors Heinberg (Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western U.), Thompson (U. of South Florida), and 22 contributors provide an overview and background of one of America's most signifi
There is a growing scholarly literature on how women's perceptions of themselves and behavior are shaped by the male gaze. Drawing on objectification theory (Fredrickson & Roberts,1997) as a synth
